Lionel Messi, Born, Height, age, wife, Net worth and more

Lionel Messi Biography

Dear Friends today we will know about Lionel Messi who is also known as Leo Messi. One day I was reading some facts about his. At that time I knew about his interesting lives and his fame and about him sportsman life.

Messi has over 785 senior career goals for club and country, the most by a single player for a single club (672). Messi was born and raised in central Argentina before moving to Spain at the age of 13 to join Barcelona, where he made his competitive debut in October 2004 at the age of 17.

Some Background facts about Lionel Messi

Full Name : Lionel Andres Messi

Nick Name: Leo, Messidona

Date of birth: 24 June 1987 (age 35)

Place of birth: Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina

Home Town:  Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina

Age : 35 year old 

Height: 1.69 m

Nationality : Argentina

Religion : Roman Catholic

Profession : Football Player

Salary: 4.1 crores USD (2022)

Shoe size: 10

Jersey No: 10(Argentina)

Spouse: Antonela Roccuzzo (m. 2017)

Children: Mateo Messi Roccuzzo, Thiago Messi Roccuzzo, Ciro Messi Roccuzzo

Current teams: Argentina national football team (#10 / Forward), Paris Saint-Germain F.C. (#30 / Forward)

Hobbies:  Playing Video Games, Listening music

Parents: 

Father : Jorge Haracio Messi (Working in Steel Factory)

Mother: Celia Maria Cuccittini

Siblings: 

Brother: Rodrigo Messi, Matias Messi

Sister: Maria Sol Messi 

Car collections of Lionel Messi

Some Car Collections:

Ferrari 335S Scaglietti spider

Ferrari F430 S spider

Audi Q7, R8, R8 GT

Childhood of Lionel Messi

Messi was born on June 24, 1987, in Rosario, Santa Fe, the third of four children of steel industry manager Jorge Messi and his wife Celia Cuccittini, who worked in a magnet manufacturing workshop..

Messi Growing up in a close-knit football-loving family, “Leo” had an early interest for the sport, playing frequently with his older brothers, Rodrigo and Matas, and his cousins, Maximiliano and Emanuel Biancucchi, all of whom went on to become professional footballers. He joined the local club Grandoli when he was four years old.

Messi joined the Rosario club at the age of six. As a member of “The Machine of ’87,” he scored nearly 500 goals in six years for Newell’s.

Messi was enlisted in the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) in February 2002, after spending a year at Barcelona’s youth academy, La Masia. He has participated in every competition.

Personal Life of Lionel Messi

Messi has been in a relationship with Antonela Roccuzzo since 2008. 

Messi and Roccuzzo have three sons Thiago (born 2012), Mateo (born 2015) and Ciro (born 2018). On 30 June 2017, he married Roccuzzo at a hotel named Hotel City Center in Rosario. His 2 sons were born before his marriage.

Messi enjoys a close relationship with his immediate family members, particularly his mother, Celia. And also his Father and Brothers also involved in his business for helping to messi.

Career of Lionel Messi

2003–2005: Rise to the first team

Messi quickly rose through the club’s tiers during the 2003-04 season, debuting for a record five youth teams in a single campaign. 

Messi made his first team debut on November 16, 2003, at the age of 16 years, four months, and 23 days, when he came on in the 75th minute of a friendly against José Mourinho’s Porto.

Year 2005 to Year 2010.

Messi’s play continued to quickly improve over the years, and by 2008 he was one of the most dominant players in the world, finishing second to Manchester United’s Cristiano Ronaldo in the voting for the 2008 FIFA World Player of the Year. 

In early 2009 Messi capped off a spectacular 2008–09 season by helping FC Barcelona capture the club’s first “treble” the team won the La Liga championship, the Copa del Rey , the Champions League title. He scored 38 goals in 51 matches during that season, and he defeated Ronaldo in the balloting for FIFA World Player of the Year honors by a record margin.

 During the 2009–10 season Messi scored 34 goals in domestic games as Barcelona repeated as La Liga champions. He earned the Golden Shoe award as Europe’s leading scorer, and he was named the 2010 world player of the year (the award was renamed the FIFA Ballon d’Or that year).

Year 2011 to 2021

He scored his 233rd goal for Barcelona in March 2012, becoming the club’s all-time leading scorer in La Liga play at the age of 24. He finished the 2011-12 season with 73 goals in all competitions for Barcelona. His historic season earned him the title of 2012 World Player of the Year, making Messi the first player to do so four times. He set the overall Barcelona goal record in 2014 when he scored his 370th goal for the club. That same year, he set career scoring records in both the Champions League (72 goals) and La Liga (with 253 goals).

Messi helped Barcelona capture another “Treble” during the 2014–15 season, He did leading the team . He made 43 goals that resulted in his fifth world player of the year honour.

 He scored 41 goals across all competitions for Barcelona in 2015–16, and the club won the La Liga title and the Copa del Rey during that season. Messi scored 53 goals for Barcelona in 2016–17, leading the team to another Copa del Rey title. 

In 2017–18 he scored 45 goals, and Barcelona won the La Liga–Copa del Rey double once again.

 Messi scored 51 goals across all domestic competitions in 2018–19 as Barcelona won another La Liga championship. In December 2019 he won his sixth career Ballon d’Or.

 In the 2020–21 season, Barcelona claimed the Copa del Rey title, the seventh of Messi’s career. He left the club having set a number of records; notably, he was the leading goal scorer in the league’s history (474). Later in 2021 he signed with Paris St.-Germain.

Lionel Messi Net Worth:-

As per Media reports, the net worth of Lionel Messi is more than 620 million US Dollar, which makes him the richest footballer in the world. If we are talking about Indian Rupees then in 2022 it is more than Rs.4700 Crores.

Patriotic sentiment of Lionel Messi

Messi’s ties to Argentina remained strong despite his dual citizenship and professional success in Spain, and he was a key member of various Argentine national teams beginning in 2005. He was a member of Argentina’s winning FIFA World Youth Championship squad in 2005, represented the country in the 2006 World Cup, and scored two goals in five matches as Argentina won gold at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.

Messi is one of the world’s most famous athletes. In addition to his football salary, he earned one of the two highest athlete salaries in all of professional sports.

Lionel Messi Faced Tax fraud Case

Messi and his father were charged with tax evasion in 2013 after allegedly using offshore shell companies to avoid paying €4.2 million in Spanish taxes on endorsement earnings. Despite paying the Spanish government €5 million, the pair was ordered to stand trial on the charges in 2016. Messi and his father were sentenced to 21 months in prison and fined €2 million and €1.5 million, respectively, in July of that year.

Career Honors & Achievements of Lionel Messi

Barcelona

La Liga: 2004–05, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19

Copa del Rey: 2008–09, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2020–21

Supercopa de España: 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2018

UEFA Champions League: 2005–06, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2014–15

UEFA Super Cup: 2009, 2011, 2015

FIFA Club World Cup: 2009, 2011, 2015

Paris Saint-Germain

Ligue 1: 2021–22

Trophies des Champions: 2022

Argentina U20

FIFA World Youth Championship: 2005

Argentina U23

Summer Olympics: 2008

Argentina

Copa América: 2021; runner-up: 2007, 2015, 2016

FIFA World Cup runner-up: 2014

CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions: 2022

Individual

Ballon d’Or/FIFA Ballon d’Or: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2021

FIFA World Player of the Year: 2009

The Best FIFA Men’s Player: 2019

European Golden Shoe: 2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19

FIFA World Cup Golden Ball: 2014

FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball: 2009, 2011

Laureus World Sportsman of the Year: 2020

La Liga Best Player: 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15

Pichichi Trophy: 2009−10, 2011–12, 2012−13, 2016–17, 2017−18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21

Argentine Footballer of the Year: 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021

Some most points which is asking by Lionel Messi fans

Question- Why is Lionel Messi famous?

Ans- Lionel Messi is an Argentine-born football (soccer) player who has five times been named FIFA World Player of the Year (2009–12 and 2015). Messi, who is naturally left-footed, quick, and precise with the ball, is known as a skilled pass distributor who can easily weave his way through dense defences.

Question-What was Lionel Messi’s childhood like?

Ans- Messi started playing football as a boy and was noticed by clubs on both sides of the Atlantic. When he was 13, his family relocated to Barcelona. He played for FC Barcelona’s under-14 team, quickly graduating through the higher-level teams until his informal debut at age 16 with FC Barcelona in a friendly match.

Question – What were Lionel Messi’s achievements?

Ans – During the 2011–12 season Messi scored 73 goals, breaking a 39-year-old record for single-season goals in a major European football league. In 2014 Messi led Argentina to the World Cup final for the first time in 24 years. Argentina lost to Germany, but Messi won the Golden Ball award as the tournament’s best player.

Question – How much does Messi worth?

Ans – As per Media reports, the net worth of Lionel Messi is more than 620 million US Dollar, which makes him the richest footballer in the world. If we are talking about Indian Rupees then in 2022 it is more than Rs.4700 Crores.

Question – How many goals scored by Messi?

Ans – As per Records Messi has scored over 785 senior career goals for club and country, and has the most goals by a player for a single club (672).

Question – Who is the best player in the world?

Ans – As per Records and Achievements as top 3-4 list as below

•  Lionel Messi (PSG & Argentina) (Total Football Goals: 799).
• Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona & Poland) (Total Football Goals: 635.
•  Kylian Mbappe (PSG & France) (Total Football Goals: 262).
• Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United & Portugal) (Total Football Goals: 819)

Question – Who is the No 1 player in football history?

Ans – The star of football history is Lionel Messi, an Argentina player. He has scored 672 goals in 778 appearances. He has won seven Ballon d’Or wins, the 2009 FIFA World Player of the Year award and eight Pichichi trophies, and two UEFA Men’s Player of the year titles.

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